Sarita Vara Movies
- 1971
Jody (Johnnie Whitaker) cannot understand why his new friend Johnnie (Radames Pera) is not allowed to play outside by the woman who identifies herself as Johnnie's mom Elena (Sarita Vara). Uncle Bill (Brian Keith) is similarly confused by Elena's furtive, secretive nature, and by the fact that the ordinary-looking Johnnie behaves in a manner that suggests that he is a child of wealth and prestige. As it turns out, the Davis family has inadvertenly become embroiled in international intrigue: Elena is not Johnnie's mother, and "Johnnie" is actually Juan--the son of a Caribbean president whose government has just been toppled by a military coup! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1969
- PG
In this pseudo-biography of the legendary Cuban revolutionary -- played by Omar Sharif -- Che Guevara takes up the cause as a rebel fighter under the direction of Fidel Castro, played by Jack Palance. Guevara, a young Argentine doctor, proves his worth under the heat of guerilla warfare and, gaining the respect of his men, becomes the leader of a patrol. Castro is impressed by Guevara's tactics and strict discipline and makes him his chief advisor. When Castro defeats the Cuban dictator Batista after two years of fighting, Guevara, under Castro's nod, directs a series of massive reprisals -- but Guevara dreams of fermenting a worldwide revolution. After Castro backs down during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Guevara accuses Castro of being a Soviet dupe and leaves Cuba. Under disguise, Guevara lands in Bolivia, where he attempts to begin his dream of a worldwide peasant revolution, but the Bolivian poor will not follow his lead, and his band find themselves starving in the Bolivian jungle and pursued by the Bolivian army. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, (more)
- 1960
Elliot Ness (Robert Stack) breathing down his neck, Mig Torrance (Mike Kellin), head of With a large and thriving prostitution racket, moves his base of operations south of the Mexican border. Though Mig refuses to dirty his hands with firearms, he has no qualms about dispatching his minions to gun down anyone who threatens his business; as a result, the hookers victimized by Torrance are unwilling to cooperate with the Feds. In the end, Ness must bank upon the courage of feisty retired madam Mrs. B (Betty Field)--and the cowardice of Torrance's sniveling kid brother Ernie (a decidedly pre-Bewitched Dick York). "The White Slavers" boasts a higher dead-body count than any other Untouchables episode...and also features the single most brutal act of violence in the series' history. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
